"Everyone, everyone!!!"
The laughter came to an abrupt halt. Hansel's voice rang out from the direction of the luxurious gambling table, drilling into every Player's mind:
"Please lower your heads and check whether there are two buttons on your chair's armrests!"
"The one on the left is red, and the one on the right is blue!!"
"If you don't have any buttons, please raise your hand, and I'll replace your chair!"
"Red and blue buttons?" Yan Qi withdrew his gaze from the gambling table in the distance and looked down at the armrest.
Sure enough, less than an inch from his fingertips, there were indeed two round buttons.
They were both made of crayon-drawn lines, crude beyond belief.
Yet all the necessary details were there, even with shadows thoughtfully added.
"Alright... it looks like everyone has buttons on their chairs."
"Then next comes the moment that decides your fate!"
"Please prick up your ears and listen carefully!!"
"In the upcoming world-ending gamble, all of you will hand over your entire selves to play something of crucial importance!"
"Hehehe, what could possibly be crucial in a gamble?"
"That's right! Chips!"
"This is your only chance. Other than this, you will have no other right to choose!!"
Hansel answered his own question, his tone rising excitedly.
He had clearly become completely immersed in his own world, oblivious to everything else.
Otherwise, he would not have kept rambling on without pause, overlooking the twisted existence lurking outside the casino.
The Players trapped in their chairs could not see that thing clearly either.
They could only infer from its immense size that it was likely the culprit behind the earlier collision with the casino.
As for how It had arrived, what purpose It had, or what It would do next—
They knew none of